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{sl In vivo} anti--obesity effect of the agonist for receptor VPAC1

Yu Rongjie, Zhang Ling, Yi Tianhong, Xie Shanshan, Dai Yun

Bioengineering Institute of Jinan University.Guangzhou 510632,Guangdong

Abstract

It was hypothesized that the VPAC1 agonist may exert anti-obesity functions because VPAC1 is involved in the anorexigenic effects and the anti-inflammatory function of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide(PACAP)/vasoactive intestinal polypep-tide(VIP).Furthermore,our in vitro test showed that the expression of VPAC1 increased significantly after the 3T3-L1 adipocytes were differentiated,and that incubation of adipocytes with VPAC1 agonist(10-1000 nmol/L per 1×10~(6) cells) resulted in stimulation of lipolysis.To test the effect of VPAC1 agonist [Lys15,Arg16,Leu27]-VIP(1-7) GRF(8-27) on diet-induced obesity(DIO),we further designed the following two in vivo experiments:(1) Mice were fed on high-fat diet(HFD) and intraperitoneally(i.p.) treated with VPAC1 agonist simultaneously for 28 d;(2) Mice were given HFD for 35 d,and subsequently fed on the same HFD and i.p.treated with VPAC1 agonist for the next 28 d.The physiological indices,including body weight,weight of white adipose tissue,plasma glucose and blood lipid,were collected.The results showed that treatment with VPAC1 agonist inhibited ingestion significantly and prevented the elevations in body weight and the weights of the white adipose tissues(epididymal and dorsal) induced by HFD.The increases in plasma glucose,cholesterol,triglycerides and LDL induced by HFD were also down-regulated in mice treated with VPAC1 agonist.VPAC1 agonist treatment also improved the glucose tolerance.Therefore,VPAC1 agonist treatment inhibits the development of the obesity induced by HFD and helps to improve the morbidities associated with DIO.

Key words: VPAC1 agonist;adipocytes;obesity

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Yu Rongjie, Zhang Ling, Yi Tianhong, Xie Shanshan, Dai Yun. {sl In vivo} anti--obesity effect of the agonist for receptor VPAC1. Acta Physiol Sin 2008; 60 (6): 751-758 (in Chinese with English abstract).